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Friday, 6 August 2010

Just Magnolia DT Special Monthly challenge - Acetate

Before I get to today's challenge I firstly want to say a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! to my little boy, Connor, who is 6 today (which I can't quite believe!!)xxx I'll share the card I made for him tomorrow as today it is time for another special monthly challenge at Just Magnolia!! This week we'd like you to use acetate in some way on your card/project!! Here is what I came up with.

Ahhh, bless, poor Edwin is sooooo in love with Tilda the mermaid that he's hooked himself to the ship's anchor to go see her LOL!! I thought that as soon as I saw these images from the new summer kit and this week's challenge was a perfect combination for the idea. I have created the card base from acetate and stamped around the edges with opaque white Stazon using the new year swirl from Magnolia.

I have coloured Edwin with copics and attached him to the front of the card.

Tilda and the seaweed images were also coloured with copics and I have covered Tilda's mermaid costume in stickles and also stickled strands of her hair and the bubbles around her. I have added a circle of Bo Bunny paper behind Tilda which I inked with faded jeans distress ink.

I used some torn strips of sand coloured cardstock at the bottom of the inside of the card for the sea bed and added three of the seaweed images from the summer kit. The bottom of the front of the card was cut with Tim Holtz scrollwork on the edge die. I have then added a star fish and some tiny shells to the scrollwork.

The back of the card was also stamped with the new year swirl stamp and I added a circle to write a message and I couldn't resist adding the cute little seahorse, again coloured with copics and stickled. I had such fun creating this card!!! I hope you like it and can join us this week atJust Magnolia! For some more inspiration on using acetate visit the challenge blog to see the rest of the team's amazing creations!! Thanks for looking! x

Wow what a fab card it is like a little story unfolding before your eyes. Hope your little one has a great birthday wow 6, my little one is 6 in november and it is sooo scary they will be moody teenagers before we know it x

Wow! Your blog name certainly does what it says on the tin! I popped by from Just Magnolia and now I'm going to have to follow you. This card is stunning and fabulously clever. Now I'm going to spend the next hour scrolling... Warmest wishes, Lesley

Gorgeous card Jane, just perfect! Hope your little boy has a great birthday, its my youngest birthday on Tuesday except he's not that little anymore he'll be 17, oh my where have all the years gone? Have a lovely day, luv Teresa xx

Oh Happy Birthday to your son Jane!!!! Hope you have a wonderful day!!! (My little one will be 6 in October ~ they grow so fast don't they!!!)Anyways I just LOVE your card!! It is pure genius!! The colors are so brilliant and gorgeous and the border is fabulous!!! I just love your eye for detail!!!Hope you have a great week-end :)Kathy

WOW...I had to come & visit you to say WOW...this card is AMAZING you are very talented!!! My goodness I hope I get this great someday. Happy belated birthday to Connor hope he had a fab day. I'm def clicking your follow button, would love to see more of your creations. Take care

I have seen a lot of cool cards and just a lot of cards period and I have to say this is the neatest card I have ever seen. I have to know where can I get the transparent cards.... I love those stamps.... I have to have these new stamps!!!!! I love it and it is wonderful! My fave ever!

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I am a stay at home Mum to the two most gorgeous children in the world (not that I'm biased). I love anything artistic, card making, altered art, cake decorating and playing the piano. I made my own Christmas cards for the last few years, with my own drawings and discovered card making BIG time in February 2009 and am now utterly addicted!